Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.6
N
6
2
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
24
15
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
11
23
42
67
109
200
377
275
216
163
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM1.64m
1:23PM1.62m
1:44AM1.64m
2:26PM1.62m
2:44AM1.62m
3:35PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.19m
7:32PM0.32m
7:56AM0.22m
8:36PM0.35m
8:59AM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
16
16
13
11
9
8
8
11
15
17
15
13
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
5
8
12
11
8
7
6
5
6
9
13
15
13
10
12
11
13
13
11
11
12
11
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